Explicitly modeled after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the PMF has been the main vehicle for Iranian meddling in Iraq. Members of the Iraqi government have begun arguing that with ...

Against this background, this project examined the ability of the GoI to control the PMF and to realise its goal of integrating this group into Iraq’s mainstream security forces as well as its command ...

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The Iraqi government has withdrawn the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Retirement Law from Parliament, pending amendments ...

Ahmadian considered the relations between the two countries to be very close and brotherly, emphasizing Iran's comprehensive support for Iraq.

The PMF is composed of various armed factions, some of which have close ties to Iran, making it a significant force in Iraq’s security and political landscape. In 2024, the government proposed ...

Also operating in Iraq are the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF was formed in 2014 after Iraq’s Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called for Iraqis to rise up and fight ...